| Acronym |
Term |
Audiences |
| CM |
Complexity Metrics |
General |
| CM |
Configuration Management |
General |
| CM |
Configuration Manual |
General |
| CMA |
Contract Management Action |
General |
| CMA |
Current Month Accrual |
General |
| CMD |
Carrier Medical Director |
General, Health Care |
| CMD |
Contractor Medical Directors |
General, Health Care |
| CMFMRA |
Consolidated Master File of Military Retirees & Annuitants |
General |
| CMG |
Case Mix Group |
General |
| CMG |
Computer Measurement Group |
General |
| CMG |
Contractor Management Group |
General |
| CMHC |
Community Mental Health Center (or Clinic) |
General, Health Care |
| CMHS |
Continuous Medical (or Medicare) History Sample (or Study) |
General, Health Care |
| CMI |
Case Mix Index |
General |
| CMIS |
Communications Management Information System |
General |
| CMM |
Capability Maturity Model |
General, Health Care |
| CMN |
Certified Medical Necessity |
General, Health Care |
| CMP |
Capacity Management Program |
General |
| CMP |
Career Management Program |
General |
| CMP |
Change Management Process |
General |
| CMP |
Civil Monetary Penalty |
General |
| CMP |
Competitive Medical Plan (under TEFRA) |
General, Health Care |
| CMP |
Comprehensive Medical Plan |
General, Health Care |
| CMP |
Configuration Management Plan |
General |
| CMP-EIS |
CMP Executive Information System |
General |
| CMPL |
Civil Monetary Penalty Law |
General |
| CMPL |
Civil Monetary Penalty Liability |
General |
| CMPTS |
Civil Monitory Penalty Tracking System |
General |
| CMR |
Comprehensive Medical Review |
General, Health Care |
| CMRI |
California Medical Review, Inc. |
General, Health Care |
| CMS |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (HCFA prior to July 1,
2001) |
Health Care, Medicare Beneficiary |
| CMSA |
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area |
General |
| CMSS |
Council of Medical Specialty Societies |
General, Health Care |
| CMTI |
Customized Claims System Identifier |
General |
| CN |
Claim Number (also C/N) |
Health Care, Medicare Beneficiary |
| CNACO |
Community Nursing & Ambulatory Care Organization |
General, Health Care |
| CNBC |
Congress of National Black Churches |
General |
| CNH |
Community Nursing Home |
General, Health Care |
| CNPB |
Clean NonPIP Bills |
General, Health Care |
| CNV |
Conversion Phase |
General |
| CO |
Central Office |
General, Health Care |
| CO |
Change Order |
General |
| CO |
Coinsurance |
General, Health Care |
| CO |
Contract Officer |
General, Health Care |
| CO |
Control Officer |
General |
| COA |
Change of Address |
Health Care, Medicare Beneficiary |
| COB |
Close of Business |
General, Health Care |
| COB |
Coordination of Benefits |
Health Care, Medicare Beneficiary |
| COBA |
Coordination of Benefits Agreement |
Health Care, Medicare Beneficiary |
| COBC |
Coordination of Benefits Contractor |
Health Care, Medicare Beneficiary |
| COBRA |
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (of 1985) |
Health Care, Medicare Beneficiary |
| COC |
Certificate of Competency |
General |
| COCA |
Clearinghouse on Computer Accommodation |
General, IT Organization |
| COF |
Carrier Option File |
General, Health Care |
| COFFE |
Council of Former Federal Employees |
General |
| COG |
Continuity of Government |
General |
| COGME |
Council On Graduate Medical Education |
General |
| COI |
Certificate of Indebtedness |
General |
| COI |
Change of Intermediaries |
General, Health Care |
| COM |
Centralized Office Minicomputer |
General |
| COM |
Computer Output Microfilm |
General |
| COM |
Current Operating Month |
General |
| COMPAS |
COMDISCO Plan Automation System |
General |
| COMSEC |
Communication Security |
General |
| CON |
Certificate of Need |
General |
| CONOPS |
Concept of Operations |
General |
| CONUS |
Continual U.S. (48 Contiguous states & DC, aka: CONTERMINOUS
U.S.) |
General |
| COO |
Chief of Operations |
General |
| COO |
Chief Operating Officer |
General |
| COOP |
Continuity of Operation Plan |
General |
| COP |
Concept of Operations Papers |
General |
| COP |
Conditions of Participation |
General, Health Care |
| COP |
Continuation of Pay |
General |
| COPC |
Community Oriented Primary Care |
General, Health Care |
| COPES |
Community Options Program Entry System |
General |
| CORC |
Carrier of Record Control |
General, Health Care |
| CORF |
Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility |
General, Health Care |
| CORTS |
Calculation of Overpayment Recovery Timeliness System |
General, Health Care |
| COT |
Chain of Trust |
Health Care |
| COTF |
Chain Organization Task Force |
General |
| COTR |
Contract Officer's Technical Representative |
General, Health Care |
| COWAPS |
Council on Wage & Price Stability |
General |
| CP |
Claims Processing |
General, Health Care |
| CP |
Contractor Profiles |
General |
| CP/M |
Control Program for Microprocessors |
General |
| CPA |
Cost Plus Award |
General, Health Care |
| CPAF |
Cost Plus Award Fee |
General, Health Care |
| CPAP |
Common Provider Audit Program |
General, Health Care |
| CPAP |
Continuous positive airway pressure |
General, Health Care, Medicare Beneficiary |
| CPAS |
Claims Processing Assessment System |
General, Health Care |
| CPCM |
Certified Professional Contract Manager |
General |
| CPD |
Competitive Pricing Demonstration |
Health Care, Medicare Beneficiary |
| CPD |
Cost Per Discharge |
General, Health Care |
| CPDA |
Current Premium Due Amount |
General, Health Care |
| CPDAH |
CPDA Hospital Insurance |
General, Health Care |
| CPE |
Certified Public Expenditures |
General |
| CPE |
Contractor Performance Evaluation |
General |
| CPEP |
Contractor Performance Evaluation Program (or Profile) |
General |
| CPFA |
Cost Plus Fee Award |
General, Health Care |
| CPFF |
Cost Plus Fixed Fee |
General, Health Care |
| CPHA |
Commission on Professional Hospital Activities |
General, Health Care |
| CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
General |
| CPI |
Coverage Period Indicator |
General |
| CPI-U |
Consumer Price Index for Urban Areas |
General |
| CPIC |
Certification Package for Internal Controls |
General |
| CPIF |
Cost Plus Incentive Fee |
General |
| CPM |
Claims Processing Manual |
General, Health Care |
| CPM |
Clinical Performance Measure |
General, Health Care |
| CPM |
Contractor Performance Management (Module) |
General, Health Care |
| CPM |
Critical Path Method |
General |
| CPM/EIS |
Contractor Performance Management / Enterprise Information
System |
General, Health Care |
| CPMD |
Continuous Passive Motion Device |
General |
| CPO |
Care Plan Oversight |
General, Health Care |
| CPO |
Chief of Purchasing Office |
General |
| CPPC |
Cost Plus Percentage of Cost |
General, Health Care |
| CPQC |
Claims Processing Quality Control |
General, Health Care |
| CPR |
Comparative Performance Report |
General |
| CPR |
Computerized Patient Record |
General, Health Care |
| CPR |
Contractor Performance Report |
General |
| CPR |
Cost Performance Report |
General |
| CPR |
Customary, Prevailing & Reasonable (Charge) |
General |
| CPRI |
Computer-based Patient Record Institute |
Health Care |
| CPRS |
Contractor Performance Reporting System |
General |
| CPS |
Center for Policy Studies |
General |
| CPS |
Classified Position System |
General |
| CPS |
Critical Payment System |
General, Health Care |
| CPSC |
Consumer Products Safety Commission |
General, Health Care |
| CPSR |
Contractor Purchasing (or Procurement) System Review |
General |
| CPT |
Claims Processing Timeliness |
General, Health Care |
| CPT |
Common Procedural Terminology |
General, Health Care |
| CPT |
Cost Per Treatment |
General, Health Care |
| CPT |
Current Procedural Terminology |
General, Health Care |
| CPT-4 |
Current Procedural Terminology, Version 4 |
General, Health Care |
| CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
General |
| CPV |
Cost Per Visit |
General, Health Care |
| CQAS |
Carrier Quality Assurance System (now Part B QAS) |
General, Health Care |
| CQI |
Continuous Quality Improvement |
General, Health Care |
| CQMR |
Carrier Quarterly Medical Review |
General, Health Care |
| CR |
Change Request |
General |
| CR |
Continuing Resolution |
General, Health Care |
| CR |
Cost Report |
General |
| CR |
Cross Reference |
General |
| CRAG |
Contractor Risk Assessment Guide |
General |
| CRAH |
Change Request Approval History |
General |
| CRAM |
Cross Region Access Method |
General |
| CRB |
Change Review Board |
General, Health Care |
| CRC |
Capital Related Costs |
General |
| CRC |
Career Resource Center |
General |
| CRC |
Cyclic Redundancy Check |
General |
| CRCC |
Compensation Related Customary Charges |
General |
| CRD |
Chronic Renal Disease (aka: ESRD (preferred)) |
General, Health Care |
| CREP |
Cost Report Evaluation Program |
General |
| CRESUS |
Cost Report Evaluation System subsystem |
General |
| CRF |
Change Request Form |
General |
| CRG |
Carrier Representative Group |
General, Health Care |
| CRI |
Client Record Index |
General |
| CRI |
Controlled Rate of Increase |
General |
| CRIPA |
Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act |
General |
| CRLE |
Cost Reimbursement Level of Effort |
General, Health Care |
| CROWD |
Contractor Reporting of Operational & Workload Data |
General |
| CRP |
Common Rules Processor |
General |
| CRP |
Consolidated Review Program |
General |
| CRS |
Congressional Reporting System |
General |
| CRS |
Congressional Research Service |
General |
| CRSL |
Cost Report Settlement Log |
General |
| CRTS |
Cuff Records Tracking System |
General |
| CRVR |
Catastrophic Repeal Validation Review |
General |
| CRVS |
California Relative Value Study |
General |
| CRWH |
Change Request Work History |
General |
| CS |
Claims Services |
General, Health Care |
| CS |
Covered Services |
General, Health Care |
| CSA |
Computer Security Act of 1987 |
General, IT Organization |
| CSA |
Cross Service Agreement |
General |
| CSAMS |
Customer Service Assessment & Management System |
General |
| CSAP |
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention |
General, Health Care |
| CSAT |
Computer Security Awareness Training |
General, IT Organization |
| CSC |
Customer Service Center |
General |
| CSCC |
Customer Service Call Center (nee SPOC, now CSC Customer Service
Center) |
General |
| CSD |
Customer Service Desk |
General |
| CSF |
Critical Success Factor |
General |
| CSI |
Computer Security Institute |
General, IT Organization |
| CSIRC |
Computer Security Incident Response Capability |
General, IT Organization |
| CSMI |
Corporate Storage Management Initiative |
General |
| CSO |
Community Service Offices |
General |
| CSO |
Customer Service Order |
General |
| CSOT |
Customer Service Outstation Team (also OCST) |
General |
| CSP |
Certified Systems Professional |
General, IT Organization |
| CSP |
Customer Service Plan |
General |
| CSP |
Customer Service Program |
General |
| CSR |
Core Security Requirements |
General, IT Organization |
| CSR |
Customer Service Record |
General |
| CSR |
Customer Service Representative |
General |
| CSR |
Customer Service Request |
General |
| CSRA |
Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 |
General |
| CSRS |
Civil Service Retirement System |
General |
| CSSP |
Computer Systems Security Plan |
General, IT Organization |
| CSSR |
Communications System Segment Replacement |
General, IT Organization |
| CSSR |
Cost Schedule Status Report |
General |
| CST |
Consumer Service Team |
General |
| CSTE |
Council of State & Territorial Epidemiologists |
General, Health Care |
| CSTP |
Carrier System Testing Project (or Program) |
General, Health Care |
| CTC |
Certified Transplant Center |
General, Health Care |
| CTMP |
Contractor Task Management Plan |
General |
| CTR |
Contingency Plan Report |
General |
| CTS |
Clear To Send |
General |
| CTS |
Contracts Tracking System |
General |
| CUI |
Customer User Interface |
General, IT Organization |
| CVA |
Current View Area |
General |
| CVE |
Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures |
General |
| CVF |
Current Value of Funds |
General |
| CWF |
Common Working File (see NCHS) |
General, Health Care |
| CWF/MSP |
Common Working File / Medicare Secondary Payer |
General, Health Care |
| CWFA |
Common Working File Part A |
General, Health Care |
| CWFB |
Common Working File Part B |
General, Health Care |
| CWFDOCO |
Common Working File Documentation File |
General, Health Care |
| CWFHPEP |
Common Working File Host Performance Evaluation Program |
General, Health Care |
| CWFINFOBASE |
Common Working File Information Database |
General, Health Care |
| CWFM |
Common Working File Maintenance |
General, Health Care |
| CWFM/IV&V |
Common Working File Maintenance / Independent Verification &
Validation |
General, Health Care |
| CWFMC |
Common Working File Maintenance Contractor |
General, Health Care |
| CWFMQA |
CWF Medicare Quality Assurance System |
General, Health Care |
| CWFQAS |
Common Working File Quality Assurance System |
General, Health Care |
| CWRS |
Contractor Workload Reporting System |
General |
| CWS |
Compressed Work Schedule |
General |
| CWS |
Contractor Workload System |
General |
| CY |
Calendar Year |
General |
| CY |
Critical Year |
General |
